Asia (colonial possessions)

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former colonial possessions historical region classification territorial grouping

Asia (colonial possessions) refers to the territories in Asia that were under the control or administration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the period of the British Empire.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former colonial possessions ⓘ historical region classification ⓘ territorial grouping ⓘ
administeredBy	British Crown ⓘ India Office in London ⓘ surface form: British India Office Colonial Office ⓘ surface form: Colonial Office (United Kingdom)
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
formerRuler	United Kingdom ⓘ
includes	Colony of Aden ⓘ surface form: Aden Colony Aden Protectorate ⓘ Andaman and Nicobar Islands under British rule ⓘ Bahrain ⓘ surface form: Bahrain British protectorate Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ surface form: British Cyprus British India ⓘ British Iraq Mandate ⓘ British Malaya ⓘ Borneo territories of the British Empire ⓘ surface form: British North Borneo Company territories British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ surface form: British Palestine Mandate British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ surface form: British Transjordan Mandate British concession in Amoy ⓘ British concession in Canton ⓘ British concession in Hankow ⓘ British concession in Amoy ⓘ surface form: British concession in Kulangsu British concessions in China ⓘ British lease of the New Territories (Hong Kong) ⓘ British-controlled Persian Gulf sheikhdoms ⓘ Brunei British protectorate ⓘ Burma under British rule ⓘ British Ceylon ⓘ surface form: Ceylon under British rule British Malaya ⓘ surface form: Federated Malay States Hong Kong under British rule ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ surface form: Kuwait British protectorate Labuan under British rule ⓘ North Borneo under British rule ⓘ Qatar British protectorate ⓘ Sarawak under British rule ⓘ Shanghai International Settlement (British participation) ⓘ Singapore under British rule ⓘ Straits Settlements ⓘ Tianjin ⓘ surface form: Tientsin British concession United Arab Emirates ⓘ surface form: Trucial States Unfederated Malay States ⓘ Wei Hai Wei ⓘ
partOf	British Empire ⓘ
politicalStatus	colonial and protectorate territories ⓘ
relatedTo	British colonialism in Asia ⓘ history of the British Empire in Asia ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ

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